Support



Feb. 2o, 1923. 1,445,938

H`. FARRINGTON PPPPP RT Filed July l2, 1919 INVENTOR l ATTO' PatentedFeb. 2O, 1923.

A outras srares l I misses JOHN s. CARROLL, or Yonrrnnsjivnw YORK. Y

'surronr Application filed July .12, 19,19. Serial No. 310,387..

To all wzomz't may concern.'

.Be it known that l, HARVEY FARRINGTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at I' Yonkers, in the county of llestchester and 5 State of NewYork, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Supports, of which thefollowing is a specification. f

This invention relates to supports. One of the objects'of thisinventionvis `to provide a support which may be readily and effectivelysecured in adjusted position.` A furtherv Objectis to provide a supportwhich is free from vdirt-catching holes, or projections whereby it maybe readily l5 cleaned and thereby aid in securingsanitary conditions. f

A further Objectis to provide a support which is dependable after. ithas once been placed in adjusted position.;

A further object is to 'provide a :support which requires only one holein tion to which it is attached.

A further object is to provide a support which employs a. minimumnumberv of fas, tenings.

A further objecty isto provide `a support y which presents agoodappearance.v

A further object is to provide a support in which the attaching meansare hidden.

A further object is to provide a support of wide application.

Other objects will appear. Embodiments of the invention are shown in theaccompanying drawings.

The views of the drawingr are as follows: F ig. 1 is a view of one formof the invention. i

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the lower part of Fig. l. eFigs. 3 and i are views, similar to Fig. 2` of other modifications. y 4`F or the purpose of illustration, the invention is shown as applied torailings or fences, but it is equally applicable to other uses, forinstance, barber ordent-al chairs, auto sales stands, mail boxes,restaurant tables, flag poles, and other uses which ref quire a standardeffectively secured in adjusted position.

invention, will first be described. The support comprises a base 1, ahollow standard 2 carried thereby and extending` ,upwardly therefrom tothe means adapted to be supthe founday Fig-s. 1 and 2, showing` one formof my ported; sueltas the` railings and"4. `The lower portion 20.1":thestandard engages .the basel v1 by means .of a right-handed thread,

and engages thecrosssshaped memberby means of a left-handedA thread. Bythis ar-` rangement-the railings 3 and flmay` bereadily removed'from thebase 1 inasmuch as the turning' of the lower portion of the standard to`unscrew .it from kthe base will also serve tounscrewit fromlthecross-shaped member 5. @j i Fig. 2 shows.` the Vbasek1- as the femalemember and the standard2 as' the male member threadedv into therelatively large central opening 6' ofthe base. Asmaller opening 71centrally arranged in the base is provided for thel bolt 9, whichissecured `in the foundation .'andpasses upwardly through the base andthrough. a vsleeve or washer 10, and is'. clamped to 1l. ln .thisformofthe invention the bolt 9 comprises an expansible bolt such asdescribed. in my PatentrNo.. 806,408 of December i5,` 1905,whichcomprises a tapered threaded portion 12, surrounded by a coil 13.This bolt is. adapted .to have its tapered- `threaded:portion andthecoil inserted within a hole 14, provided inthe foundation 15 andthereafter clamped in place-by forcing the coil 13 into engagement withthe walls of the hole. In Order to prevent turning of the base 1, it isprovided with ajpluralityl of ears 16,which engage inrecesses in thefoundation. Inapplying this support it is'v said base bymeans of anutcustomary to insert tlie bolt 9 within the hole' f 14: and apply a coatof cement wash or other hardening substance tothe surface of thefoundation immediately under'the base l. The base l'is then clamped intoposition by means of thenut 11, and the standard y2 is screwed into thebasel. It is seen that the support lmay be readily lplaced in thedesired position and may as readily be removed therefrom, as,for'example, when it is desired to remove the means carried by thesupport. The base 1 is given a relatively coni? cal shape and such thatthe outline thereof merges into that of the standard and preA sents apleasingappearance.

tion of the support will be discharged by the base away from saidsupport and will not be retained thereon, as there are no project- Afurther effeet of this shape ofthe base is that the` trashwhichmightfall upon the. bottom pori j which then forms the femalemember,

ing portions or indentations which would cause the trash to lodge uponthe base.

Fig. 3 shows a modification difleringfroni that shown in Figs. 1 and 2in that the base has a projection 17 which forms the male member and isthreaded into the standarrFdhQ e projection 17 also serves to replacethe gieeve or washer 10 in the form shown in Eig. 2. f

Fig. i shows a yfurther modification in which the bolt 18 is imbeddedwithin the foundation and has a projecting portion 19 which is threadedinto the base 20. In this form the base 20 has no projecting ears toprevent its turning and is clamped to the foundation by screwing it downupon the portion 19 of the bolt, the portion 21 being adapted for.engagement by a pipe wrench.

A, further form which my might take would be similar to those previouslydescribed except that the bolt would extend upwardly within the hollowsta-ndard 2 and would be engaged by a nut either within the first crossmember 5 or by a nut which takes the form of an ornamental cap 2Q (Fig.1).

By the practice of this invention the chippingof the vfoundation aroundthe edge of the base, which often occurs in the present forms ofsupport, is avoided as the sole hole required is adjacent the 'center ofthe base and any chipping of the edges of this hole would be vhidden bythe base. Further than this,` the support is conducive tol sanitaryconditions inasmuchvas it has a trash discharging conformation whichmaterially ait s in cleaning the support and foundation adjacentthereto.

Obviously other structures may be deinvention.

vised which will embody the invention herein set forth.

v lll/hat I claim is, v

1. A support for attachment to a foundation, comprising a base having anoutwardly inclined trash discharging surface, threads formed at the topof said base to receive a standard, means to prevent rotation of thebase onl the foundation, and `an expansible bolt extending through saidbase and removably and wedgingly fastened in a `hole in the foundationto hold the base and standard securely in position.

2. A support for attachment to a foundation, comprising a base having anvoutwardly inclined trash discharging surface, said base having anupwardly extending threaded projection for receiving a threadedstandard, the engaging threads forming the sole connection between thebase and standard, and means for fastening the base tothe foundationincluding a member secured in the foundation and extending through thebase and into the lower end of the standard.

j 3. A support for attachment to a foundation, comprising a base havingan outwardly inclined trash discharging surface, said base having anupwardly extending threaded projection for receiving a threadedstandard, andgmeans for fastening the base to the foundation including aremovable member located in an opening in the foundation and extendingthrough the base and into the lower end of the standard and a wedgesurrounding the member and co-operating therewith and the wall of theopening to rigidly fasten the member therein.

In witness whereof, l have hereunto subscribed my name.

HARVEY FARRINGTON.

